Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Guilty plea and discount

Legal area

Court

18 Mar 2026

RAMESH A/L SELVAM

Citation

AA-83-389-03/2026 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Court

Magistrates' Court
Case number

AA-83-389-03/2026 (Mahkamah Majistret)

Given the statutory mandatory sentencing band under s15(4) APJ (minimum 2 years, maximum 10 years), the defendant's guilty plea warranted consideration but was outweighed by the seriousness of breaching a Police Supervision Order, lack of acceptable excuse, aggressive conduct on arrest and the public interest in deterrence; a custodial sentence of 30 months was within law and proportionate.
26 Jun 2025

GUNASEKARAN A/L SUPPIAH

Citation

WA-62RS-100-06/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

WA-62RS-100-06/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

Given the unreserved guilty plea, admitted facts and identified exhibits, the court lawfully convicted under section 392; sentencing within the statutory maximum was appropriate because the offence was serious, committed in public, and public interest and deterrence outweighed personal mitigation, although a plea discount was applied by starting sentence from date of arrest. Thus the imposed sentence of five years imprisonment and one sebat is proportionate and lawful.